6 Great Photography Projects for Slow Times

6 Photography Projects to Keep You Busy During Slow Months

Winter is usually a slow time for photography in the northern hemisphere, whether you are a photographer or just enjoying photography as a hobby!  So here are six fun projects you can immerse yourself in to keep busy through the slower winter months!

1. Create a Family Photo Book

I love creating a photo book for my family every year, and they love them just as much as I do.  Winter is the perfect time to go through your favorite photos and memories from the previous year and organize them into a photo book.

My favorite method of creating these books uses the Lightroom Book Module and Blurb.  If you haven't tried either of these before, this is your lucky month!  Get to work!

2. Choose & Promote Your Favorite Photos

This is the perfect time to go through your photos from the previous year and choose your favorites! 

Once you have selected the best ones, post them to your blog and social media sites, make a calendar with them, and/or print them on canvas to hang on your wall at home or in-studio! 

These are great ways to help market your business for the upcoming year!

3. Organize

We all love organizing and decluttering, and now is the best time to do that with your photos.

If you have photos on different drives and need to get them all in one place, or pull 10,000 images off your phone and get them backed up on your computer, NOW is the time to do it.  I promise you’ll feel so on top of things when you're done!

4. Update Your Website and Blog

We all get behind, and likely, that has happened to you during the last few busy months.  Don’t get frustrated.

When business is slower, dig in and get caught up with any website, blog, or social media updates you've wanted to do.  It's the perfect time to post any recent favorite photos or shoots to your blog.  And an even better time to publish those favorites to your website or portfolio!

5. Learn How to Use Lightroom Mobile

Lightroom Mobile is a great editing tool, and Adobe recently released new updates that are game-changing.  The slow months are a perfect time to learn this app and get familiar with all the new features that have been released. 

A few things you might want to consider playing around with include the new masking features or picking up some of the new mobile preset collections and learning how to use them in Lightroom Mobile. 

6. Improve Your Lightroom, Photoshop & Photography Skills

Pretty Presets & Actions is here to help you with all the things you need to learn to succeed with Lightroom, Photoshop, and Photography.  

There are over 800 tutorials and videos on our blog that you probably haven’t had time to get to in the last few months.  So it's time to grab some popcorn and your favorite drink and learn some new skills that will make the upcoming year the best ever! 

Here is a great list of Lightroom Tutorials, Photoshop Tutorials, Photography Tutorials, and Business/Marketing Tutorials.  I guarantee you will learn at least several new and helpful tips to help you this year.

Conclusion

The slow season for photographers doesn't just have to be a completely dead time.  There are lots of projects you can undertake RIGHT NOW that can improve your editing skills and help grow your photography business in the upcoming year.

What will you be working on for the next few months?

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